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Despite a handful of new releases hitting shelves, the UK games retail market only grew by a fraction during the week ending March 31st. Sadly it’s becoming a regular occurrence in the charts, and one that’s been exacerbated this week with hundreds of GAME?and Gamestation stores closing down. Games retail …

The loss of 277 GAME stores is not a reason to abandon the High Street. Retailers admit they must accelerate plans for the social, download and mobile sectors. But publishers should not use the collapse of GAME – this week saved by Comet-owner OpCapita – as a reason to leave …

The problem posed by a large operation like GAME Group was the shadow it cast over everyone else. GAME was a hefty beast. With two major High Street brands, over 600 UK stores, almost 6,000 employees-cum-hardcore gamers, no wonder it was looked at with both awe and scorn. It used …

The UK games market could be as much as 158m worse off due to the closure of 277 GAME stores. However, that number will be reduced if neighbouring GAME shops and other rival stores step in to attract impulse buyers. The 158m figure was reached by looking at Kantar Worldpanel …

The current games retail model is not working, says Tesco’s entertainment chief. Mass market retailers have told MCV they are finding it hard to justify giving shelf space to games because they are high-risk and low margin products. But Tesco’s Rob Salter says that this situation can be changed if …